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SUSAN BATSFORD, GRAPHICS EDITOR; INFOGRAPHIC BY MEGAN DINNER/QMI AGENCY

North Korea has pulled more than 50,000people from its Kaesong industrialcomplex. The North is angry due to theUN tightening sanctions following thenations third nuclear test in February.Pyongyang is also on edge due to the U.S.and South Korea conducting jointmilitary exercises,despite the alliescalling it routine.

Sources: Graphic News; Reuters

WORKSTOPPAGE

The 66 km (25.5 sq. mi.)industrial park just inside theNorths border is run by a SouthKorean committee.

South Korean companies takeadvantage of low labour costs toproduce its goods there.

Who works there?

Wages: About $90 million eachyear, paid directly to the NorthKorean government.

There are conflicting reportsabout how much, if any,workers receive in wages.One report puts theworkers earnings at $134

a month, with the North Koreanauthorities taking 45% in taxes.

What isthe Kaesongcomplex?

53,000 North Koreans

800 South Koreans

Whats there?123 South Korean companiesShoes and clothing make up

of the goods produced;the rest are largelychemical andelectrical products.

GS Bucheon: Produces cables andwires for Samsung and LG refrigeratorsand washing machines assembled inChina and Southeast Asia.

ShinWon: Clothing

SJTECH Co: Semiconductor parts

70%

North Korean workers making shoesin Kaesong.

Commodities:

Export:Minerals, metallurgicalproducts, manufac-tures (includingarmaments), textiles,agricultural andfishery products

Import: Petroleum,coking coal, machin-

ery and equipment,textiles, grain

North Korea

economics

Export partners

China67.2%

South Korea

19.4%

India3.6%

2011est.

$40 billion166th in the world

0.8%166th

$1,800197th

GDP:

GDP realgrowth rate:

GDP percapita:

Exports:115th

Imports:

137th

$4.707 B

$4 B

Import partners

China61.6%

SouthKorea

20%

E.U.4%

2011est.

In 2011, UNICEF estimatedthat about

(1/4 of North Koreaspopulation)

6,000,000people

did not haveenough to eat.Nearly a million of thosewere children under theage of five.

A South Korean vehicle carriesgoods out of the Kaesongcomplex.

TransportationThere are only twomodes of travel toKaesong:

Rail: Served byKorean State Railway

Road: Limited roadaccess available for

workers from SouthAir: Notavailable